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X&K$ -a mile anil n half north of I>a
Just west of Die oise. Moreover,
ilioy had pushed their litres forward !
along the whole twelve-mile Hector be
UY^cn St. Quentin and La Fere. passing
Vft-VOJid Hinacourt. half way between
these two bastions. Everywhere along
this vital front German resistance has
been redoubled and fierce fighting was
raging on the St. Quentln-La Kere road
?Ulhe lime the ofliclal dav comniuniiiuc
MS issued. i
At TraVeey, the French now stand
at ..a favorable jumping efT place for
^'Crossing of the Oise, which, if sue- ;
easeful, would hopelessly outflank La i
rare. More than that, it would shat
ter the Oerman hopes of ultimately
Staving ofT the French?even after La
Fere's fall?in the angle of the Oise |
jihd Scrre Rivers, in itself an excel- 1
lont strategic defense position. To the:
fedutheast of La Fere the French are'
making time, but at any moment a
quick thrust eastward may contract.
Humbert's vise also from that direc- i
tlon.
(iKHMAN WOMAN
AVIATOR KILLED
[By Associated I'r?** )
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, September 11.?That the
Germans are using women as military]
aviators is indicated iu a report that,
fn a machine recently brought down
by the Americans, the pilot, who was
killed, was a woman.
GlSRMAX KEOIXENT
MITIMUS \T (.'(>l,OG\E
i By ASf-otmtr.l ?',r<->s ]
AMSTERDAM, September 11.?A Oer-j
man regiment, the Twenty-Fifth, mu-1
tinted at Cologne August III, accord-!
infe to the Telegraaf. An eye-witness
of the incident says that the soldiers,
on being ordered to leave Cologne for
the western front, refused to board a;
train. Another regiment was then or
<J<}red to force the refractory troops
to enter the cars, but they refused to
flee on their comrades.
t *A detachment of the home-defense
$tlard, composed of youths, was then
2r|dered to undertake the'task, and a
ght followed, in which eleven boys
c}f the defense guard were killed and
many others wounded.
FOOD CONDITIO!*'* A UK
CItlTH'AIi IX GERMANY!
I Bv AssociMotl I'rcss. ]
COPENHAGEN', September 11.?The
Oerman Sodalis arty and the trade- ;
Unions sent :v unicatlon to Chnn-;
cellor von II recently pointing'
out the grow tisfaction among
tlx- populatin -e of Insufficient'
food. In the inication which j
Was published Socialist news- <
paper Vorwaer Monday the con- !
dltions are char.ictorly.cd as critical.
Numerous application to the food ad- j
ministration for relief have been with-'
out result, it is declared. The workers
and the middle class of the population
are represented as unable to pay for
ftitul *h'\t is most necessary for them,!
arid hyslcal exhaustion has been
csvus :njtether with Increased mor
tal :? i<>ng children an<l the aged.
; Th :t ment asserts that the winter
a'.low in. ?> of potatoes will be only
seven pounds weekly. It adds that the
government Is aware of the excite
ment among thi? people over these
conditions, and it declares that the sit
uation will prow more critical if the
government does not cease favoring
thi> producing interests and provide
sufficient for the population.
KXF.MY DESPERATELY TRYING
TO RKTAKE ltII>GE LINK
I Be Associated Pre?s.]
AMERICAN FORCES ON THE A1SNE
FRONT. Tuesday. September 10.?The
Germans this evening were still at
tacking on the Mont Rouge plateau
with desperate determination. The
Josses of the enemy iu the last three
days must have been appalling.
The German attacks, whether dl
reetedi against Nunteuil. l-.aff.aux or i
Vauxaillon, have been for the recov- j
ery of the ridge Hue at Mont-de-Laf
faux. It was captured by General .Man- 1
gin't troops, with whom the Americana
are fighting, before the Germans re
alized of what immense Importance the
rldge line was to them, or at least
before they were able to take adequate
steps to defend it.
How the Oerman troops have been
hurried here to attempt its recovery |
Is evidenced by the fact that as many
as five Oerman regiments were repre
sented amonR eighty prisoners taken
yesterday. This morning two fresh at
tacks were launched on either side of
Nanteuil. Roth were beaten back.
All the prisoners taken In this re
gion showed complete despondency,
and more than one. when captured, re
marked: "Thank Cod. It's all over."
STIFF KIGHT1XG ALONG
EKllllT-ST. ftl'KNTI.X LINE
1 tty Associated Press* 1
LONDON, September 11.?During last I
night the British line was advanced
slightly in the region of Vermand,
northwest of St. Quentin. Field Mar- j
shal Haig reported in his official state
ment to-day.
There was sharp lighting also at
Gauzoaucourt. The Germans were
beaten off except at one pom:, where ?
one of the, British posts remained, in
enemy poBsessipit.
The ?Oerrtijtns delivered a counter- :
attack in the region of Ecourt-St. 1
Quentin. It was repulsed in stiff flgnt- j
ing. ,
AUSTRIA CLAIMS TO
HAVE RESTORED LINE i
|Bv A^fuvUtt'ii Pro it ]
VIENNA (via London). September 11,
?In the Asnlone sector of the Austro
Italian front, where the Italians la'l
penetrated the Austro-Hungarian lines,
the situation was re?'ured yesterday
by an Austrian counterattack, th.- War
Office announced to-day.
GERMANS CLAIM I?ARGE
CAI'TIRK OF BRITISH
[By Associated I'rtrh ]
BERLIN (via London*, September 11.
?An attempt n.ade by i'.rUjtii forces
to advance yesterday south of Ypres
and north of L* B.ii*e-} Canal sava tbe
ofliclal statement issued to-U.iv ov the
German War Office, w?l. repulstd I'rit
oners were tak:i i?> the Germans
Sou:Si of (joii/.i iucourt ar<t around
Epehy British ut;.t >k.i reached the
Germans' first lines .it ;t few points.
The British were a~;ven back, the
Btatement adds. 3.000 prisoners being
taken by 'he Germans.
KAISER LIK.ES Sli'l'OHT
OF TlfG "HOMi:** FRO XT
I By Ab.-uclatid I'rtts J
AMSTERDAM. September 11.?Em
peror William, on replying to a mes
sage from the Gorrna.. National Sol
diers' Union, is quotcj by the Cologne
Gazette as aayng:
"I am firmly convinced that the
members of the German Soldiers' Union
will exert all the powers of their per
sonal influence in support of the home
front, and like our glorious comrades
In the field, will not in the vicissitudes
of war let themselves be turned from
their will to victory and eteadfast
nesst by the enemy's superior forces
and reprehensible methods of combat.
"The military *nU mora! strength
and the unanimous determination of
the German people must and will suc
ceed, with God's help, in breaking the
more and more openly manifested wili
to destruction of the enemy, who is
charging upon us from all parts of the
earth, and in safeguarding for all time
tho freedom of our dear Fatherland."
FRENCH AIR It AIDERS
KJCKI* FOE GUESSING
[Bj Amsorlsted Brc*s J
PARIS. September 11.? During the
month of August French bombardment
airplanes dropped more than 629 tons
of pr>jectives. according to a .state
ment issued to-day by tnc War Office
Th-1: Statement says:
"Jn the course of August our bom
bardment airplanes In day flights
dropped more than tons of pro
jectiles on the battle field between the
Sornrne and the Alsne. In night at
tacks our bombing airplanes dropped
360 tons of projectiles on railway sta
tions and enemy rouds of communica
tion.
"In the same month 280 enemy ma
chines were downed, or seen falling
out of control, and fifty-six enemy bal
loons were set on fire."
I'rOnaoted to Captaincy.
WINCHESTER. VA? Heptomber 11 ?
First Lieutenant T(or;fts Hulling Ryrd,
son of United States District Attorney
Rlobsrd Evelyn Byrd. Jan been pro
moted to the rank of captain, accord
In* to information received here.
Important News
Quickly Told
Events From Various Sources
Reduced to Minimum
Spacc.
STOCKHOLM (via London), Septem
ber 11.?Prince Frederick of llosBe,
brother-in-law of Emperor Williuin,
lias been chosen king of Finland, ac
cording to German advices late to
night. Tiie Finnish Diet, the dispatch
adds, lias approved the selection.
NEW YORK, September 11.-? An
nouncement was made to-night b.v City
Health Commissioner Copeland of the
establishment of a rigid quarantine at
the port of New York, and the begin
ning of an antispitling cruside in order
to prevent the spread of Spanish in
fluenza in this city.
AUGUSTA, GA? September 11.?
Thomas E. Watson, former Congress
man and editor and publisher of the
JelYersoninn. ' which was suspended
from the mails for alleged disloyal mat
ter, was defeated in the Tenth Con
gressional District to-day in the L>em
ocratic primary. Congressman Carl
Vinson was renominated.
NEW YORK, September 11.?Wear
ing on her breast a service pin with
four stars on it. Miss Wanda Kreut
ing/.er. for sixteen years trusted tele
graph operator lor the Postal Tele
graph Company, wus arrested here to
day for transmitting Information of
the most important nature to the Ger
man government.
BALTIMORE. September 11.?Friends
and admirers of Cardinal Gibbons have
completed plans to present to the
cardinal $50,000 Liberty bonds on the
occasion of his golden anniversary.
SEND THEM TO FRANCE
Suspicious Character* Hold nt 10111*
Island Ordered Deported
by Government.
I Hy Associated Press.]
NKW YORK. September 11.?The
Bureau of Immigration announced to
day thai it had formally ordered the
deportation lo France of Henri De
'Heville and Count Robert De. Clair
mont. who have been heid on Ellis
Island since last March. At that time
they, .Mme. Charlotte Nix, wife of a
German army ollicer, and Mme. t?avido
vitch Storch, a Turkish woman, were
arrested by agents of the Department
of Justice.
The Department of Justice turned
the entire case over to the immigration
authorities several weeks ago, as noth
ing had been found to uphold the
theory that the two men and their
women friends had been concerned in
a big spy plot.
Mine. Storch died soon after she was
sent to Ellis Island! The immigration
authorities have decided on the depor
tation of Mme. Nix. but she will be
held in America until after the war.
FIRE IN SHIPYARD
fnintfen IMnnt of Xeiv York Shipbuild
ing Company Umnnged .Nearly
# I .000,000.
J r?y Associated l'rc?s.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA., September
11.? Fire to-night in the plant of the
New York Shipbuilding Company, in
Camden. X. J., across the Delaware
River from here, caused damage es
timated at nearly 51,000,000.
The power-house and plate and an
gle shop were burned. Company offi
cials refuse information as to whether j
any vessels or other ships at the yard
were damaged.
EIGHT-HOUR MAIL SERVICE
Yero ('lull Landji Accompilnhment of
Aviator Edward Y. Gardner, From
Chicago to New York.
NEW YORK. September II.?Eight
hours' mail service between New York
and Chicago Is the prediction of the
Aero Club, following the flight of Ed
ward V. Gardner, who landed in New
York last night with mail from the
Middle West city. The club also cla'ims
that the distance has been reduced to
700 miles and the delivery of mail was
the fastest ever accomplished.
GREEK SLASHES FIVE WOMEN
Ahbeville, X. C? Witnesses Wild Scenes
km Mob Pursue* Crazed
Waller.
ASH EV1LLI2, N. C.. September 11.?
Manuel Averginos, a demented Greek
waiter, narrowly escaped lynching to
lay after he had slashed five women
and two men with a knife. The man
nad been asked by girl workers at a
war savings stamps booth in a depart
ment store if he would not buy some
stamps. lie refused and became in
furiated when the request was repeat
ed and. drawing a knife, slashed right
and left at those who stood in his way
us he dashed out of the store.
REFUSE TO*END~STRIKE
Five Thniinnud Jlxichiiilst* Ignore Or
der of Lender to Return to Work
in Forty-Eight Hour*.
[By Associated Press 1
BRIDGEPORT. CONX.. September 11.
?Five thousand striking union ma
chinists from Bridgeport munitions
rlants. at a meeting late to-day. listen
ed to the reading of the message from
William H. Johnson, president of the
International Association of Machin
ists. calling on vhe men to return to
work within forty-eight hours, and
then voted unanimously to continue the
st rike.
One Negro Arrested in Henrico: An
other In ltiolunond; a Third
at Kmporla.
OXH IS IDKNTIFIMD 11V COS1JY
Says Johnson Is Sanir Nop in Ho Saw
Running Through Oak Street
Soon After Killing?Sheriff Sydnoi*
Will Call In Witnesses To-l>uy.
Tho dragnet spread by 11,0 i1c,u'1?lnrtl
police for the unknown negro who mur
dered James <\ lh,wm?n
morning has caught three :SU.f'?is
withln its folds. Kloyd n Nell. a mm
plelous character, who h^ars strong
resemblance to the description of th?
fuiritive slayer, was arrested on tne
outskirts of" the city. Joe J?'"m'k
Identified as having been seen on Oak
Street on the morning of the trageuj.
was arrested on Robert Stree . I )
vesterday the Richmond polu e el e
Informed that a suspect wns|>ein-, held
in Kmporla. and police oflii "s -i t or ^
made haste for that place to biing him
hack to the city. x_
Kloyd O'Neil. whose dress w.is u
actly like the description of tin mm
dorer's apparel except for hi- ? 1 ?
which was evidentally new. was ?>Uoi
i in chartrc earlv vesterday afternoon i>y
tho Henrico police. O'Neil was arrest
ed In a house situated north ol tm
?wamp not far from Dakeslde Park,
where he had been staying , ;
nfjed negro man. who ga\e his name
aS0',Nei|; is now- in the Ilenrico Jail
awaiting Identification, lie ?a>
terday unable to give an .HC^<)lil'u
his actions from the n,or"iuhm' ii?
t raged v until the present Hm?. "J*
stated that he had been
Washington. Pittsburgh. I hilt dolpliia
and other cities -all vl'T^.r' h'.t he
morning?fuid further declarr-d that be
had arrived In Richmond earb H ues
day night, immediately goit s to U ng ?
house and arriving 'hore.ill ^
defers;.SV" ss"i?y?
0 Xcil is of the build of 0?? or 1?
robber anJ murderer. His color
vU'A ?>%.' s?S.
J W-111 nntifv ill of the witnesses
to' the crime of last S a t u rd ay or"
to appear this nionilnc :?? tl?o Hen
rlco Jail to ascertain w hether O INeil
t o qiitvGr of Mr. bow in a n. ,
Positively iden*.ifled Jts 'i^OB beei^
seen rushing down Oak S'rcit "yVinck
urday morning at . nbo" r,?h?
clutching a pistol in his rlght hand
and carrying an art cle ?h eh m gnt
have been another pistol in his n^ni
trouper's pocket. Joe .Johnson is be
intr held bv the police under charge
of?being a suspicious
pected of having caused the death oi
James C. Bowman. John8on KUes h^ls
stddrcHs as I-rfi Cros'e, On., aiui si .ires
that lie 1* connected with a trans'?w*
show William 1.. i-"?hy a neKro. *ho
lives at 1'5 Hoscmury Ai enuo, i- ^cr
| tain that he accosted Johnson running
away from the scene of the tr.tg.a^
?.t thp int erseriion of flaw stre* i anu
? ^
West l-*igh Street, passed b> tn pur
SU.lohusonhlT"o' he heard this morning
I at 10 o'clock In the Police -ouit. .
When the police apprehended John
! son vesterday afternoon he was on
Plchard Street. where the shoV with
which lie is connected had pitched tern
for the week. His effects were exam
ined and. although Johnson wore a
dirk can at the time of his arrest, a
light e"p was found which answered
! in a degree the description of the cap
I that the murderer wore on Saturday
morning It is said that Johnsons
wardrobe included a pair of pin-striped
I trousers, such as the slayer was de- ,
i scribed as having worn.
After a brief examination by the po
1 lice. Johnson was sent to the Second
District Police Station for keeping un
til this morning. His shoes w?re
<n arid compared with the tracks made
? '>v the slaver of J. C*. Hownian when
he lied from his pursuers. It was
found that, while they apparently fit
! ted some of the tracks, they failed to
, coincide with many other imprints on
the soft mud. Possibly fifty persons
i have passed over the murderer's course
i since Saturday morning, and. thcrf-fote.
] it was not at all certain which were
1 and which were not the fugitive ne
| gro's tracks.
'I II ItICk: I'OMfKMKN St". NT
TO KMPOlllA KOlt Sl'SPF.CT
Johnson Is said to have displayed
great nervousness while he was being
cross-examined by tlie police.
Following a communication from
Emporia to the effect that a suspect
had' ben arrested there, and was being
held for the Richmond police. Detec
tive Captain Alex 15. Wright yesterday
morning assigned three officers to
bring tho negro to this city. The. lo
cal authorities wore informed over the
telephone that the negro bore a mark
ed likeness to thv description of the
murderer, and that difficulty had been
experienced In arresting; him.
"I didn't do no shooting." the negro
is said to have exclaimed before the
Emporia police staled what they want
ed with him. He is said to havo had
a revolver and over JJ00 in his pos
session at the time of his apprehen
sion. It is further said that he could
not give an account of his actions last
eek.
The. officers wno wera assigned to
the duty of bringing the man oack to
Richmond were expected to return at
C o'clock last night, but arrived late.
The suspect is now in custody, await
ing possible identification this morn
1 Ing.
Eating Corn
takes on a de
lightful meaning
when the corn is
in the form of
i
I
: STATE FIRE INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION MEETING
Mayor Welcome* Sixty l)ele
?n(CN Attending Annual Con
vention In Petersburg.
I (.Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
I . l'tiTKHSBURU, VA., September 11.?
I The annual convention of thcv State
Eire insurance Association mot here
i 10-duy in tlie lioino of the V. M. C. A.,
with President Gratia I'ric*;, of Har
risonburg, presiding. The represcnta
' tives were wi lcomed to the city by
Mayor ltobert Gilliam. and the response
I was made by 1*'. W. l>aughlon, of Hoa
noke. A feature of the morning sos
I jflon was the address of Mr. Price, on
( tiie "Working Men's Compensation,"
which will become effective on Jan
uary 1, next, and will apply to all cm- j
i ployers of more than eleven persons.
Another address was delivered by A.
U. Hurris, general agent lor several
companies of the State. About sixty
delegates were present. The delegates
| were entertained at dinner by the local
association, of which 10. W. Butcher is
; president. The afternoon session was
| devoted to the discussions of problems
j confronting the association.
Itrmly for lleglstrntlon.
Everything is in readiness for the
1 registration to-morrow of men between
; the ages of eighteen and twonty-one
| and thirty-one and forty-live years,
and the rough estimate is that 7,500
men will register here. Mayor ltobert
j Gilliam has issued a proclamation call
| ing for all of the men of the city with
in tho prescribed ages to present them
selves for registration, and upon all
tho people to dedicate the day to the
patriotic duty of seeing that all the
men who are liable are duly registered.
The chi?>f registrar in each ward will 1
l>e aided by a number of volunteers 1
in registering names.
To Promote Social Welfare.
The Community Workers' Council
met yesterday afternoon and elected
otlicors for the ensuing term as fol
lows: chairman. A. M. Pennybacker,
secretary of the Y. M. C. A.: vice-chair
man, C. R. Van Cise, executive secre
tary of the WaT Camp Community Ser
vice: secretary. Miss Eugenie Bryant,
! of the local Bed Cross chapter. The
objects of the council are to promote
the social welfare of soldiers and citi
zens. to arrange programs for soldiers
and otherwise to look after the social
uplift of the community.
Attendance at School.
The enrollment of white pupils on |
the opening day of the public schools
yesterday was 2,930. as against 2.S57 1
last year. This is regarded as a good
showing considering the unsettled con
ditions caused by the war, as well as
the fact that the shortage of help has ;
causod many students to take employ- ;
ment in positions heretofore held by ,
men and women in business life, IJow- j
over there Is congestion in the gram- J
mar Hchools. accommodation for which i
to be made In consequence of the law .
| requiring compulsory attendance.
House Ttnlded.
4V house in East Bajik Street, known |
as the "Willord Hotel," was raided
last night by the local~nnd military {
police, and the clerk. George W. Mose- :
ly, three young white women, three'
j soldiers and a civilian were arrested.
Mosely was charged with running a
disorderly house and in the ^Police'
Court this morning was given a sen
tence of sixty days in jail. The women
were sent t<> the detention home for I
medical examination as disease sus- j
I pects. and the soldiers were turned
| over to the authorities at Camp L.ee, j
I to be dealt with.
HUGHES AIRCRAFT INQUIRY
FAR FROM BEING COMPLETE
I-'urltier Hearings Will lie Ileld Before
Iteport Is Mode to the
President.
WASHINGTON. September 11.?The
end of the Hughes aircraft investlga-|
lion is not yet within immediate sight. ?
It has been expected that by this time
the ofllcial inquiry of the ex-justice
would have been finished and his find- j
ings placed in the hands of the presi- 1
dent.
More hearings are to be held, how- ?
ever. Already more than 300 witnesses '
have l.een examined and a mass of j
documentary evidence introduced. Mr. |
I Hughes and the attorneys of the 1.V- I
i partment of Justice associated with i
1 him were absent from Washington i
! about six weeks examining witnesses ?
: and conducting inquiries at the fao
j lories involved.
1 As far as can be ascertained, no date
; lias been set for the next, or conclud
i ing. hearing; but it Is staled at the
! department that it will be held soon, j
JEWELERS,
Fourteenth nr.d Main,
.vlahogany
furniture
^ u WorthWWli
Major Early Promoted.
I.TNCIinUItU, VA.. September 11.? t
Major Clifford C. Early, formerly of
this city, has been commissioned a
lieutenant-colonel in the regular army. >
He is a nephew of the late General
.'ubal A. Karly, of Confederate army
1 cavalry fame.
?v .i .. v I iIN 1 CU?)
700 W. Broad Street,
Glass, Varnishes, taints.
Bell-ans
Hot water
Sure Relief
ELL-AIMS
for INDIGESTION
Steps
Mean DoSSars
When You Walk
to J.T. Allen's
Jewelry Store
Here you reap the sav
ings due to our low rent
location in better quality
jewelry and lower prices.
The Watch you want,
the Diamond or the Wed
ding Present?all here for
your selection DOL.L.ARS
CHEAPER than elsewhere.
J. T. Allen
SPECULATION STILL IE
AS TO CABINET CHANCES
Health of Secretary of Treasury \V
(i. Mi'Ailoo May Require
Work He Lightened.
WILLIAMS MAY SUCCEED HIM
Rumored Early Retirement of Secro
tary of War Raker Deemed In
credible?Gossip Connects linker
Witli Ambassadorship to Hritain.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.1
WASHINGTON, D. C.. September 11.?
A fresh series of stories regarding pos
sible changes in the President's Cabinet
are being told by Washington writers,
and while the official fonntainhead re
mains utterly silent upon the subject,
there is so much smoke upon the horl-v
zon that there must be a little fire
somewhere beneath It. These stories
tire confined for the time to contem
plated changes in the War and Treas
ury portfolios, two of the most Im
portant in the Cabinet,
The departure from this country of
the Secretary of War led to the rumor
that he would soon be named ambas
sador 10 Creat Britain to succeed Wal
ter Hines I-age. With this was coupled
the report that Secretary McAdoo would
retire from his present groftp of offices
and take over the war administration,
devoting to it his whole time, thought
and interest. bajcr still comes the
yarn that Mr. McAdoo Is not to be ]
Secretary of War, after all. but that
he is slated to resi&n as head of the
Treasury in order to give his whole '
attention to the business of running I
the railroads of the. country. John [
Skelton Williams has been mentioned as t
his probable successor at the head of j
the Treasury Department.
It is incredible that Mr. linker would :
voluntarily resign as Secretary of War. '
the most conspicuous and most power
ful position in trie government to-day I
short of the presidency. Certainly he '
would not quit his present otllce in
order to accept a semiornamental and |
a semiuseful diplomatic post in i.on- j
don. Nor is it credible that the Presi- j
dent Khould apply pressure to Mr.
Itaker to do this After standing by I
his Secretary of War through all the i
buffeting and storms of brutal criti
cism of the firwi year of the war, the
President is unlikely 10 demot<- ,\lr. I
Itaker at a time wnen that ollicial is
coining into his own. at a time when he
is vindicating the confidence reposed
in hi:n and when the vast organization
he has built up Is functioning at the
highest point of efficiency. Such a pos
sibility might as well be dismissed.
Hut there may be sound reasons for'
the retirement of Mr. McAdoo from
the Treasury in order to give his time,
undivided, to the administration of the
railroads. The phys.c.il breakdown
which Mr. McAdoo suffered last spring
was the direct result of overloading. j
And if his splendid services are to re
main an asset ot this government and
this nation, he must find oome means i
of shifting a part of the burden he
bears. It would not be surprising if 1
he had reached the same conclusion i
nd that the President has concurred >
In it. Many of M . MoAdoo's sincere j
admirers hope that mis is true and I
'hat the charge will be brought rtbout.
"Yes, Ours Is
The New
Edison"
What a feeling of pride is
expressed in these words
whenever they are uttered.
And the chances are that
the reply will be: "There
is no talking machine like
it." No wonder. It is Edi
son's greatest achieve
ment.
Have you heard the New
Edison?
C. B. HAYNES
? AT t I C ON O
I
NATION'S RESERVE STOCK
OF GASOLINE GOING FAST
Supply Saw on Hand Will Not Sulllre
for .Uurr Tliiiit Thirty l>njH,
? Siijh Gnrtleld.
WASIUNOTp.V, September 11.?The |
nation's reserve sl(?<'lt of t?usulinp Is j
being rapidly depleted, and there Is
danger that tin- supply on liatid will
not sufllce for more than thirty (lays,
Fuel Administrator Garlield told the
Senate to-day. In replying to the l<o<igo ;
resolution, which was an Indirect In
quiry Into the reasons for "gasless
Sunday."
In the region east or California the j
country is running behind at the rato
of X.t?03 barrels of gasoline a day. the
figures show, and the deficit for the
year Is likely to amount to 1.000,000
barrels.
Because of the threatened shortage
in the ICast, the fuel administration has
purchased 250 tank cars loaded with
gasoline in California, and these are
now speeding on the way to the IOast. ?
INCREASE CAMP^ACILITIES
Addition* Planned for fnmp I.ee and
.Mnny Oilier .Military j
, Center*.
I By A?BOclated l'rey.l
WASHINGTON. September 11.?Plans |
for infantrv replacement camps and
central oll.leers' training schools at
tramps Lee, Vu.; Gordon. Ga.; Pike.
Ark.; MaeArthtir, Tex., and Grant, 111.. |
announced to-day by the War Depart
ment, provide for additions at these
camps for an aggregate of more than
?15.000 men. The cost will be $18,231,- |
000.
The War Department also announced
that the tank training school npw lo
cated at Gettysburg, I'a.. will be re
moved to Raleigh. N. C- the depot
brigade at t'tunp Jackson. fc>. C.. to Camp
Sevier. S. C.t the depot brigade at Camp
Coralon to Camp MeCiellaii. Ala., and
the infantry school of arms at Kurt
Sill. okln.. to Columbus. Ga.
SENATE "PASSES bTuT
TO SECURE MINERALS
Measure Authorise* Prewident to Oper
ate I'nde\elopiMt MInen. Ilepowlt*
or 1'lnnlM.
( ftv Atwoi lutcl I r<"?4.. 1
WASHINGTON. Septomber 11.?With
minor amendments, n bill providing
stimulation of production of minerals
needed in the prosecution of the war
was passed to-day by the Senate with
out a record vote. A similar measure
lias passed the House, and differences
will he adjusted in conference.
The Senate draft authorizes the
President to tak?> over and operate un
developed or insufficiently developed
Vinton Man tonic* Forward With Story
of How lie Save* Ills Health and
StrrnKtli?t;lvr* Proper
Credit.
"'Down and out!' that was me just
a frw short weeks ago. Tlut now I am
stronij anil healthy aKain and feel like
a new man." These are the enthusi
astic words of Mr. T. 1'.. Butterworth.
the popular and well-known black
smith <>f Vinton, Va? in a signed inter
view for publication. In order that all
suff-^rerr mav know how lie was trans
formed from almost a hopeless Invalid
to a strong, healthy man nirain, he
makes the statement of which the
above sentences aro a part. Continu
ing. he says:
"I had kidney trouble. That was
one of my chief troubles, and gavo me
most pain 1 was lame across the
small of the back, so 1 could hardly
bend over, and if I did manaue to bend
I found it hard and painful work to
straighten up anain. I always had
such a bad taste in my mouth that I
hart to wash it with hot water at
times.
"I am a blacksmith for the Vir
ginian railroad, and my work calls for
perfect health and uncommon st rength.
So you can imagine how worried I was
when my health and strength began to
fail rapidly.
"I taw in the newspapers where so
many people I knew were telliriB of
the wonderful results obtained through
the us< i?f the new herb medicine,
Dreco. ho I decided to net some of it
and see what it could do for me.
"Dreco not only helped me, but made
me feel like a new man. I work, eat
and sleep llk?? another perxon. and I
am always nlad to say a word of
recommendation for the medicine to
which 1 attribute my return to health."
Dreco is not an experiment. It Is a
safe, harmless combination of natural
extracts, and contains no mineral acids
or salts. It is nature's medicine, and
can be taken with safety into the most
delicAte system. Dreco Is inexpensive
ami is now dispensed by modern drug
stores everywhere. It is particularly
recommended in Richmond by Tragi
l>r-tg Go,. SI 7 Kast Hroail Street;
Grant Drug Co.. Broad and Seventh
Streets; Chelf l"?rut( <'o.. Broad and
Harrison Streets; Petersburg. R. E
Morrison, and George's Drug Store
Hopewell, Va.?Adv.
deposits of metals or minerals iinmoi
In tho bill, or mines. smelters Ar plants
which, Iti )ils opinion, arc capable of
producing minerals nredetl for the war.
Tho 11111 also appropriates $!it).UOJ,000, to
be used as a devolving fund to carry
out the purposes.
KILLED WORKING AT WRECK
.11 cmbrr of Ucsftie Cre*r nt Snrnnnah
Nfrnek by Cnr?Mnny Injured
Will Recover.
t (By AsMOclntml Press.1 ?
SAVANNAH, OA., September 11.?
thirty-live, was killed
while working with tlio rescue crew
on a wreck on the Savannah eleotrlu
^ A'iHt "'nht, when between forty
111 i . y persons were Injured l>y a
packed car overturning, lie was run
over by the wrecking car while en
gaged at his work The body will be
shipped to-night to Decatur, which Is
his home. His wife sat bv the wreck
in an automoollc wi:cMng him work
and saw him killed.
Hospitals to which the injured were
taken last night reported that no fatal
ities are expected now among those
hurt, One woman sustained a broken
leg, whiU the others suffered severe
sprains and bruises.
A FT Kit MAUItlAL. ATTACKS
Take lforafortl'N Aeld Phonplinfe
A tea spoon fill in wnter quenches the
fewer thirst. An effective tonic.?Adv
A Happy
Home Circle
There is no
need for >?0111'
home to bo
without those
informal
(lances, when
you can eas
ily have them
if you have a
Player or a
Piano.
Our plan of deferred pay
ments takes rare of tho money
end, and mir large stocks offer
you a selection that is un
matchahlo in this city.
'Tho Jiotiso That Made Rich
mond Musical"
B New Rugs
H
For tho newest patterns,
newest colorings and best- val
ues in new Rugs of overy size
and description, come to this
store and see the wonderful
stocks we are showing ? we
know that you'll he glad you
came, both from a standpoint
of economy and variety to se
lect from.
Convenient Terms If Desired.
$3-50 $400 $700 $g.oo
You'll never need to ask "What is the price ?" when the shoe salesman is show
ing you W.L.Douglas shoes because the actual value is determined and the
retail price fixed at the factory before W. L. Douglas name and the retail price
is stamped on the bottom* The stamped price is W. JL. Douglas personal'
guarantee that the shoes are always worth the price paid for them.
O tamping the price on every pair of shoes as a '"The quality of W.L. Douglas product is guaranteed
^ protection against high priccs and unreason- 1 by more than40years experience in making fine
able profits is only one example of the constant shoes. The smartstyles are theleaders in the fash
endeavor of W. L. Douglas to protect his cus- ion centres of America. They are made in a well
tomers. W. L. Douglas name on shoes is his equippedfactoryatBrockton,Ma93.,bythehighest
pledge that they are the best in materials'. paid, skilled shoemakers, under the direction and
workmanship and style possible to produce at supervision of experiencedmen,allworkingwjthan
the price. Into every pair'go the results of sixty
six years experience in making shoes, dating
back to the time when W. L. Douglas was a lad
of seven, pegging shoes.
honest determination to make thebest shoes for the
price that money can buy. The retail prices are the
same everywhere. They cost no more In San
Francisco than they do in New Yoik.
CAUTION ? Before you buy be sure W. L. Douglas name and the
retail prico ia stamped on the bottom and the inaide top facing.
If the stamped price has been mutilated, BEWARE OF FRAUD.
Fop sale by 105 W.Y..nottglas stores and over 9,000
W.I.. I>otig1a* dealers, or can be ordered direct from
W. I? Donglas by nmll. Send for booklet telling
Stow to order shoes through the mall, postage free.
tljtf tii _ # President W. I* Donglas
Shoe Co., 310 Spark St.,
Jiow to order shoes t b roagli the mall, postage rree. ** Broeklon, Muss.
Mf. L. DOUGLAS STORE: 310 E. Broad St., RICHMOND

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